Tag: environment
The coronavirus has created an opening for collective action to save...
Our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that collective action can enable swift and inspiring changes to how we operate as a society.
COVID-19 ‘liberate’ groups are the same ones pushing climate denial
The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.
10 things we’ve learned a decade after the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Are we any closer to preventing a similar—or worse—catastrophe?
Massive drop in air pollution amid coronavirus makes Himalayan Mountain Range...
"The nationwide Janta Curfew on March 22, 2020 and lock down since March 24, 2020, have resulted in significant improvement in air quality in the country, as revealed by data analysis and comparison of data for time before enforcement of restrictions."
Factory farms create the perfect conditions to spread viral infections like...
An alarming 75 percent of new or emerging diseases start in animals.
Oil refineries face shutdowns as demand collapses
In other words, facing a mounting glut and no ability to lower output further, some refineries may simply need to shut down entirely.
Scientists find bacteria that eats plastic
Pseudomonas bacteria are part of a family of microorganisms known for its ability to withstand harsh conditions, such as high temperatures and acidic environments.
Sustainable wine is less damaging to the environment, but how can...
The eco-footprint of the wine industry is significant, and some wineries are taking steps to reduce their impact.
As coronavirus worsened, Trump admin pushed offshore drilling and gas exports
“Unfortunately, we now have to add to this burden that we cannot rely on some of our government officials entrusted to protect our public lands and interests.”
A planet of missing beauties
In truth, in this coronaviral moment of ours, our world is being transformed before our eyes into one of missing beauties.
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Nearly half of US hospitals no longer deliver babies, new report finds
Rural hospitals keep losing the fight over leaner Medicaid budgets, and a separate analysis finds reaching the nearest labor and delivery unit already takes an hour or more in fourteen states.
F is for Failure and Fascism
On leadership, character, climate, prices, trade, alliances, militarism, health, civil/voting rights, even law and order.
Pentagon Iran War Report admits to Worst Drubbing since Vietnam
The Pentagon puts the war's cost at 33.4 billion dollars, independent estimates put it at more than three times that, with strikes across roughly twenty Middle East bases.
Judge orders Labor Department to rewrite farmworker wage rule after finding it unlawful
The ruling forces new minimum pay rates for the guestworker visa program that brings in most of the country's legal farm labor, with back pay possible for hundreds of thousands of workers.
Kennedy Center board warns of bankruptcy unless Trump’s name returns to building
A 57-page draft resolution ties the center's fundraising future to ten proposed inscriptions honoring the president, as a federal judge who already ruled the board overstepped weighs a related case.